National Basketball Association
Southern California 80, New Mexico St. 61
When: 2:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 21, 2010
Where: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
Officials:
# Joe Demayo, # John Gaffney, # Doran Goteshall
Attendance:
2722
By SportsDirect Inc.
Freshman Bryce Jones scored 21 points and Nikola Vucevic added 19, seven rebounds and five assists to lead Southern California to an 80-61 home victory over New Mexico State on Sunday.
Jones shot 7-of-10 from the floor, including 3-of-5 from the arc, and Vucevic shot 8-of-14. Marcus Simmons added 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting as USC (3-2) shot 50 percent for the game.
The Trojans led 40-28 at the half and used a 10-0 run to take a 67-45 edge with 12:30 left in the contest.
Kristian Kabonga scored 14 and Gordo Castillo added 13 for the Aggies (2-3), who shot 35.7 percent and committed 18 turnovers.
Top Game Performances
| Southern California |
|
New Mexico St. |
|
Bryce Jones 21 |
Scoring |
Christian Kabongo 14 |
|
Nikola Vucevic 5 |
Assists |
Hernst Laroche 5 |
|
Nikola Vucevic 7 |
Rebounds |
Christian Kabongo 7 |
|
Bryce Jones 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Christian Kabongo 4 |
|
Maurice Jones 4 |
Steals |
Hernst Laroche 3 |
|
Garrett Jackson 2 |
Blocks |
Tshilidzi Nephawe 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Southern California
|
80 |
50.0 |
7-17 |
15-22 |
16 |
28 |
2 |
11 |
|
| New Mexico St.
|
61 |
35.7 |
4-14 |
17-22 |
12 |
33 |
4 |
5 |
|